Charles Morton (impresario)

Charles Morton (15 August 1819–18 October 1904) was a Music hall and theatre manager. Born in Hackney, he built the first purpose built tavern Music hall, the Canterbury Music Hall, and became known as the Father of the Halls.

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    Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
    —Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841–1904)